sherry
noun
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
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sherry
1 American
[sher-ee]
/ ˈʃɛr i /
noun
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sherries
plural
Sherry
2
American
[sher-ee]
/ ˈʃɛr i /
noun
sherry
British
/ ˈʃɛrɪ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sherry
1590–1600; back formation from sherris, construed as a plural
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As he watches the jamón being carved, Jaime Fernández, international commercial director for the Grupo Osborne, which produces wine, sherry and the renowned Cinco Jotas brand of ham, describes it as a "flagship" national foodstuff.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
"What do you get for that, poet laureate? £70 a year and a barrel of sherry? Not interested."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
Serve along with dry sherry for the table.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2024
Add 1 tablespoons sherry vinegar and stir to coat.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
The Mellower rolled the sherry around in his mouth and pronounced it quite the best he had tasted since an unfortunate accident overtook his wine cellar.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Since the Thursday rampage, Sherry Lauer, 56, has been watching her five-year-old granddaughter for signs of how she is processing the tragedy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Since the 1980s, psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle has been warning that modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world and feel empathy for fellow human beings.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Jeff Kent explained why he has kept the 1985 Toyota 4x4 truck that he received from his parents, Alan and Sherry, when he was a teen in Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Dr Cathy Sherry, Professor at Macquarie Law School in Australia, has studied property law and ownership across the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Shell-shocked as they were, there was hope: Sherry had lined up another job interview for Jesse.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Chief among the beliefs is that fragile sherries like manzanilla must be consumed almost immediately upon purchase or they will deteriorate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
In the meantime, look also for sherries from Lustau and González Byass, more established labels that offer wide availability and reliable quality.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2020
This week’s recommendations include two sherries from a label new to the U.S. market, through Grapes of Spain importers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2020
If all fino sherries are pungently briny, manzanilla is even more so.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
We tasted many samples before we left, but I own I have no liking for sherries, simple or doctored.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea
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